What is recorded here

Freestanding cast-iron waterpump, c.1900, comprising banded cylindrical shaft with spout having foliate detailing, moulded necking supporting fluted cylindrical head having curvilinear 'cow tail' handle with finial, and fluted ogee-domed capping. Now disused. Set back from line of road on stone cobbled base.

Representing an important artefact of early mass-produced cast-iron work a waterpump makes an appealing, if subtle impression on the aesthetic value of the streetscape. While fine detailing identifies the design aspirations of the composition the waterpump remains of primarily interest as a reminder of the mechanisms put in place to provide water from a local source in the period before the development of mains systems.

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